[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E496]
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                       A TRIBUTE TO DESIREE JONES

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                           HON. WAYNE ALLARD

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 29, 1996

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, all too often we hear speeches on this floor 
about our troubled youth and problems that teens face.
  Today I want to share with my colleagues a positive example of a 
teenager in my district.
  I want to commend Desiree Jones, a teenager from my district who 
acted selflessly and who helped save the life of another teenager, in 
fact, a complete stranger.
  Last Friday, March 22, 14-year-old Janet Westover, an eighth-grader 
at Bill Reed Middle School in Loveland, was riding through town when 
she slumped over and her heart stopped. Her friend flagged down another 
car in which Desiree Jones was riding.
  Desiree, a 15-year-old sophomore at Rocky Mountain High school in 
Fort Collins, stopped to help. She stayed with Janet and helped her 
until police and paramedics arrived.
  This kind of action by Desiree Jones merits recognition from this 
body and gives us all hope.

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